Hawaii Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant from March 23 through Sunday. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Five were younger than 21.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission signed off on the pending $4.3 billion sale of Hawaiian Electric Industries to Florida-based NextEra Energy, sending the fight to the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.

Punana Leo o Waimea Hawaiian Medium School and the Nawaiokalaniopu‘u Hawaiian Medium satellite school ‘Alo Kehau o Ka ‘Aina Mauna’s held their third annual Ho‘ola on Saturday at Kahilu Town Hall in Waimea. The free community event filled with Hawaiian cultural demonstrations, keiki games, crafts and food was a fundraiser for a new classroom for the satellite school.

With the threat level from Kilauea volcano downgraded Wednesday, Hawaii County will consider scaling back its lava flow updates and overflights that have been a nearly daily occurrence for the past six months, said Civil Defense chief Darryl Oliveira.